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Albert J. Becker publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Albert J. Becker sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 306 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Albert J. Becker D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Albert J. Becker sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 87 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Albert J. Becker is affiliated with the University Hospital Bonn in Germany. Their research encompasses multiple fields, notably Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Within these areas, Becker has contributed extensively to subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The scientist's work spans a variety of topics, highlighting their research interests and focus areas. These include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Epilepsy Research and Treatment, Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, and RNA Regulation and Disease.

Albert J. Becker has co-authored many publications with frequent collaborators. Notable co-authors include Rainer Surges, Hartmut Vatter, Julika Pitsch, Susanne Schoch, and Christian E. Elger, indicating a collaborative network within their research community.

Among their frequently targeted publication venues are:

  • Epilepsia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Brain
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Annals of Neurology

Key papers authored or co-authored by Becker demonstrate an emphasis on epilepsy and its related neurological conditions. These publications include:

  • "Seizure outcome and use of antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery according to histopathological diagnosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study", 2020, The Lancet Neurology
  • "GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture", 2023, Nature Genetics
  • "Toward a better definition of focal cortical dysplasia: An iterative histopathological and genetic agreement trial", 2021, Epilepsia
  • "The circadian dynamics of the hippocampal transcriptome and proteome is altered in experimental temporal lobe epilepsy", 2020, Science Advances
  • "External validation of automated focal cortical dysplasia detection using morphometric analysis", 2021, Epilepsia

These publications reflect an interdisciplinary approach combining histopathological, genetic, and molecular techniques to investigate epileptic disorders and other neurological conditions.

Best Publications

  • DNA methylation-based classification of central nervous system tumours

    David Capper;David Capper;David Capper;David T. W. Jones;Martin Sill;Volker Hovestadt

  • The clinicopathologic spectrum of focal cortical dysplasias: A consensus classification proposed by an ad hoc Task Force of the ILAE Diagnostic Methods Commission

    Ingmar Blümcke;Maria Thom;Eleonora Aronica;Dawna D. Armstrong

  • Histopathological Findings in Brain Tissue Obtained during Epilepsy Surgery.

    Blumcke I;Spreafico R;Haaker G;Coras R

  • Immunopathology of autoantibody-associated encephalitides: clues for pathogenesis

    Christian G Bien;Angela Vincent;Michael H Barnett;Albert J Becker

  • Acquired Dendritic Channelopathy in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Christophe Bernard;Anne Anderson;Albert Becker;Nicholas P. Poolos;Nicholas P. Poolos

  • Genome-wide mega-analysis identifies 16 loci and highlights diverse biological mechanisms in the common epilepsies

    Bassel Abou-Khalil;Pauls Auce;Andreja Avbersek;Melanie Bahlo

  • Upregulation of a T-Type Ca2+ Channel Causes a Long-Lasting Modification of Neuronal Firing Mode after Status Epilepticus

    Hailing Su;Dmitry Sochivko;Albert Becker;Jian Chen

  • A new clinico-pathological classification system for mesial temporal sclerosis

    Ingmar Blümcke;Elisabeth Pauli;Hans Clusmann;Johannes Schramm

  • Meningeal hemangiopericytoma and solitary fibrous tumors carry the NAB2-STAT6 fusion and can be diagnosed by nuclear expression of STAT6 protein

    Leonille Schweizer;Leonille Schweizer;Christian Koelsche;Christian Koelsche;Felix Sahm;Felix Sahm;Rosario M. Piro

  • Advances in the development of biomarkers for epilepsy

    Asla Pitkänen;Wolfgang Löscher;Annamaria Vezzani;Albert J Becker

  • Dendritic Structural Degeneration Is Functionally Linked to Cellular Hyperexcitability in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease

    Zuzana Šišková;Daniel Justus;Hiroshi Kaneko;Detlef Friedrichs

  • Seizure outcome and use of antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery according to histopathological diagnosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study

    Herm J Lamberink;Willem M Otte;Ingmar Blümcke;Kees P J Braun

  • Limbic encephalitis as a precipitating event in adult-onset temporal lobe epilepsy.

    C G Bien;H Urbach;J Schramm;B M Soeder

  • Anaplastic astrocytoma with piloid features, a novel molecular class of IDH wildtype glioma with recurrent MAPK pathway, CDKN2A/B and ATRX alterations

    Annekathrin Reinhardt;Annekathrin Reinhardt;Damian Stichel;Damian Stichel;Daniel Schrimpf;Daniel Schrimpf;Felix Sahm;Felix Sahm

  • Secretory meningiomas are defined by combined KLF4 K409Q and TRAF7 mutations.

    David E. Reuss;Rosario M. Piro;Rosario M. Piro;David T. W. Jones;Matthias Simon

  • Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes of Patients With Refractory Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Negative Epilepsies

    Christian G. Bien;Miriam Szinay;Jan Wagner;Hans Clusmann

  • The neuronal transporter gene SLC6A15 confers risk to major depression

    Martin A. Kohli;Susanne Lucae;Philipp G. Saemann;Mathias V. Schmidt

  • Albumin induces excitatory synaptogenesis through astrocytic TGF-β/ALK5 signaling in a model of acquired epilepsy following blood-brain barrier dysfunction.

    Itai Weissberg;Lydia Wood;Lyn Kamintsky;Oscar Vazquez

  • Blood-brain barrier dysfunction in aging induces hyperactivation of TGFβ signaling and chronic yet reversible neural dysfunction

    Vladimir V. Senatorov;Vladimir V. Senatorov;Aaron R. Friedman;Aaron R. Friedman;Dan Z. Milikovsky;Jonathan Ofer

  • Transcriptional Upregulation of Cav3.2 Mediates Epileptogenesis in the Pilocarpine Model of Epilepsy

    Albert J Becker;Julika Pitsch;Dmitry Sochivko;Thoralf Opitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian E. Elger
Christian E. Elger University Hospital Bonn
Susanne Schoch
Susanne Schoch University of Bonn
Ingmar Blümcke
Ingmar Blümcke University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Johannes Schramm
Johannes Schramm University of Bonn
Heinz Beck
Heinz Beck University of Bonn
David Capper
David Capper Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Otmar D. Wiestler
Otmar D. Wiestler German Cancer Research Center
Andreas von Deimling
Andreas von Deimling Heidelberg University
Christian G. Bien
Christian G. Bien Bielefeld University
Felix Sahm
Felix Sahm University Hospital Heidelberg

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